Editing Monterrey (section)

===Public safety===
{{main article|Mexican Drug War}}
In 2005, Monterrey was ranked one of the safest cities in Mexico,<ref>''América Economía'' (Business Magazine), page 32, issue of May 2005</ref> and it was one of the two safest in 2006. However since 2008 the city has experienced violence related to turf battles between rival drug cartels. The year marked the most violent period in the city's history. Although drug dealers remain a major concern, military offensives and police captures of important drug-cartel leaders have weakened the cartels trying to establish themselves Despite these challenges. The city is considered safe for travel during both the day and at night.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7956782.stm |title=Monterrey attack suspect arrested |publisher=BBC News |access-date=July 1, 2009 |date=March 21, 2009 |first=Stephen |last=Gibbs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324133710/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7956782.stm |archive-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_353190.html |title=Drug cartel hitman arrested |work=Straits Times |location=Singapore |access-date=July 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327014722/http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_353190.html |archive-date=March 27, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://community2.myfoxaustin.com/_UPDATE-18-Horrible-News-From-Monterrey-Mexico-and-Beyond-Marijuana-Legalization-Solution/BLOG/211413/82263.html |title=UPDATE 18: Horrible News From Monterrey, Mexico and Beyond... Marijuana Legalization Solution? – Austin, TX, United States, myFOXaustin Blog post – myfoxaustin community blogs |publisher=community2.myfoxaustin.com |access-date=July 1, 2009}}{{dead link|date=April 2011 }}</ref> In 2019, cartels were still fighting for control of the city, potentially making Monterrey dangerous.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/mexican-cartel-poised-launch-offensive-control-monterrey |title=Mexican Cartel Poised to Launch an Offensive for Control of Monterrey |access-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013729/https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/mexican-cartel-poised-launch-offensive-control-monterrey |url-status=live }}</ref>

Monterrey has two police departments: the Police of the City of Monterrey (locally known as the ''Policía Regia''),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.monterrey.gob.mx/secretarias/policia_regia/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013122425/http://www.monterrey.gob.mx/secretarias/policia_regia/ |url-status=dead |title=monterrey.gob.mx |archive-date=October 13, 2006 |website=www.monterrey.gob.mx }}</ref> which is under the municipal government, and State Public Safety which oversees more remote areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nl.gob.mx/?P=sec_seg_publica |title=Secretaría de Seguridad Pública |publisher=Nl.gob.mx |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140401115539/http://nl.gob.mx/?P=sec_seg_publica |archive-date=April 1, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ''Policía Regia'' is responsible for protecting the downtown and main areas of the city, while State Public Safety is focused on the outskirts. Following the [[2011 Monterrey casino attack|2011 attack on the Casino Royale]], security has been reinforced by military and federal police.<ref>{{cite news |last=Estrada |first=Javier |title=1,500 policías federales llegan a Monterrey para reforzar la seguridad |url=http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/08/28/1500-policias-federales-llegan-a-monterrey-para-reforzar-la-seguridad |access-date=March 16, 2012 |newspaper=CNNMéxico |date=August 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831085638/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/08/28/1500-policias-federales-llegan-a-monterrey-para-reforzar-la-seguridad |archive-date=August 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |language=es }}</ref>